Benin vs China: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
China
2.95 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
China rank
2nd
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Benin
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin, a difference of 1.42 million rice milled equivalent.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Benin's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,233 rice milled equivalent | 468,332 rice milled equivalent | 463,099 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1970s | 6,209 rice milled equivalent | 442,498 rice milled equivalent | 436,289 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1980s | 37,932 rice milled equivalent | 736,016 rice milled equivalent | 698,084 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1990s | 170,020 rice milled equivalent | 794,152 rice milled equivalent | 624,131 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 2000s | 379,378 rice milled equivalent | 833,583 rice milled equivalent | 454,205 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 2010s | 1.24 million rice milled equivalent | 2.92 million rice milled equivalent | 1.68 million rice milled equivalent | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or China?
- China, at 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and China?
- 1.42 million rice milled equivalent, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Benin and China rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Benin ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.